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title: "Bug exposes OpenSSH servers to brute-force password guessing attacks"
url: https://securityorb.com/bug-exposes-openssh-servers-to-brute-force-password-guessing-attacks/
type: post
date: 2015-07-23
modified: 2015-07-23
markdown_url: https://securityorb.com/bug-exposes-openssh-servers-to-brute-force-password-guessing-attacks.md
author: "Kellep Charles"
---

# Bug exposes OpenSSH servers to brute-force password guessing attacks

## Bug exposes OpenSSH servers to brute-force password guessing attacks

A bug in OpenSSH, the most popular software for secure remote access to UNIX-based systems, could allow attackers to bypass authentication retry restrictions and execute many password guesses. A security researcher who uses the online alias Kingcope disclosed the issue on his blog last week, but he only requested a public vulnerability ID to be assigned Tuesday. By default, OpenSSH servers allow... [READ MORE](http://newsletters.networkworld.com/t/11025641/258473994/619897/77/?c1e998ea=bmV0d29ya3dvcmxkX2RhaWx5X25ld3NfYWxlcnQ%3d&03f17c32=ZmQxMDg1MWI0OWQzZmUwMTNjMmIxZDk1MDdjNjIwMTg%3d&x=deb585cf)